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3rd Carnegie Library Leadership Academy, 05‐19 November 2010Ms Karin Kitching from the US Embassy whounpacked the Library Advocacy toolkitMrs Hilda Kriel from UPLS on the strategic processA highlight of the Academy was a visit by the current IFLA President, Ms Ellen Tise who delighted theparticipants during a dinner presentation with an inspirational talk on her career achievements and areflection on how her leading role within LIASA contributed to her success in becoming IFLAPresident.The IFLA President, Ms Ellen Tise at the Third Carnegie Library Leadership Academy***The success of the Third Carnegie Library Leadership Academy is perhaps best described in thewords of the participants themselves:Jacinta Avontuur: ‘Learning can be fun. It has been a privilege to be chosen for the Academy. Thelibrary’s role is definitely changing and more so the role of the librarian and leadership. I want to bea part of it.’Marieta Buys: ‘I will use the knowledge that I gained at the Academy to the advantage of mycolleagues, clients, institution and library.’Eunice Lesejane: ‘The Academy provided me an opportunity to enhance my leadership traits andenabled me to learn and develop capabilities of becoming a successful and effective leader.’8
3rd Carnegie Library Leadership Academy, 05‐19 November 2010Simon Lesejane: ‘Presenters were knowledgeable and enthusiastic, which added to the richexperience of the Academy.’Lindiwe Magazi: ‘The Academy taught me that librarians need to step out of their comfort zones, toembrace technology and imagine what the future will look like.’Andile Magocoba: ‘We all benefited from the Academy and are determined to implement in ourlibraries what have been learned.’Danie Malan: ‘I thoroughly enjoyed the learning experience of the Academy. It relates to theconcept of life‐long learning. As academic librarian I gained a new perspective on what publiclibrarians have to deal with.’Mittah Masilela: ‘As next generation librarians, we should become ‘cybrarians’ to keep our users’attention.’Refilwe Matatiele: ‘The Academy allowed me to learn new and practical skills. I can now criticallyanalyse my management and leadership styles.’Kholeka Mbalo: ‘I discovered, as much as public and academic libraries are different, they also sharecommon goals such as community development and the alignment of strategies with those of theparent institution/organisation.’Victor Mbuqe: ‘As future leaders we need to be knowledgeable about LIASA and IFLA.’Sindi Mkhulisi: ‘As a leader I need to define the purpose of change and allow my subordinates toparticipate in decision making.’Maggie Moropane: ‘I am moved and invigorated by the overwhelming knowledge I have beenempowered with at the Academy.’Viva Nodwengu‐Dastile: ‘I learned that library leaders can create the future their patrons want tolive in.’Enny Nyathi: ‘To become a better leader I must improve my personal leadership style, energy andcultural awareness.’Rebecca Senyolo: ‘Diversity in the workplace brings diverse values and ideas which can lead tocreative and innovative thinking.’David Thomas: ‘The Academy highlighted my strengths and weaknesses as a leader, as well as theareas that I need to improve on.’Julene Vermeulen: ‘For me the Academy came just at the right time. The programme was wellconstructed and networking was a great benefit.’Lormarcia Zwaan: ‘We are living the dream at the Academy. If we can transfer to the workplacewhat we are experiencing here, we will be well on our way to transformation within the profession.’9
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